THREE COMPETITION CHRONOGRAPHS
Bell & Ross has developed a collection of watches inspired by the graphic charter of the Alpine team. Under the name Alpine F1® Team, this series comprises three sporty and sophisticated avant-garde timepieces. The stopwatch function has been inextricably linked with motor sports since time immemorial. It serves to measure short periods of time and thus, the speed of racing cars. Stylish, functional and easy to read, these three watches reiterate all Bell & Ross’ know-how in the field of professional watchmaking. They are called the A521, in reference to the current Alpine A521 single-seater. Relatively similar, the dials of these sporty timepieces reflect the visual identity of Alpine, in particular, its basic color code of blue, black and white. They also call on cutting-edge materials tested on Formula 1 cars.
BR 03-94 A521
THE SQUARE CASE
“A circle within a square”, describes the iconic Bell & Ross case, first introduced in the BR 01. It is now available in steel and in the 42 mm BR 03 format. The dial is similar to that of the BR V3-94, but with the date moved to 6 o’clock. It incorporates subtle touches of “Alpine blue” on the two hands of the stopwatch. The two-way rotating bezel offers a countdown from 60 to 0 minutes that is very handy at the start of a race. The toggle push-buttons, with a black PVD finish, are reminiscent of the paddles on the steering wheels of racing cars. This watch was produced in a limited edition of 500 pieces.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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MOVEMENT
BR-CAL.301. Automatic mechanical.
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FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 3 o'clock and date. Chronograph: 30-minute counter at 9 o'clock, central chronograph seconds. Tachymeter scale on the flange.
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CASE
42 mm in width. Satin-finished and polished steel. Bi-directional rotating bezel with anodized black aluminum insert and 60-minute countdown scale.
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DIAL
Matte black. Applique Super-LumiNova®-filled numerals. Metal skeletonised Super-LumiNova®-filled hour and minute hands.
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CRYSTAL
Sapphire with anti-reflective coating.
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WATER-RESISTANCE
100 meters.
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STRAP
Perforated black rubber and ultra-resilient black synthetic fabric.
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BUCKLE
Pin. Satin-finished and polished steel.
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